Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi at a public meeting in Amreli district on Thursday. PTI pictureAmreli (Gujarat): Rahul Gandhi said on Thursday that he and his family members were "Shiv bhakts (devotees of Lord Shiva)" but asserted that he did not want to use his religion for political gains. Addressing traders at a closed-door meeting here, Rahul said he did not need anybody's certificate on his religion, nor would he do " dalali" over religion. "My grandmother (Indira Gandhi) and my family are Shiv bhakts. After that, BJP people wrote my name in the second book," Rahul alleged.

Source: The Telegraph November 30, 2017 21:11 UTC